Women’s Figure Flattery Guide: Narrow Shoulders
Visually broaden your shoulders. Create a visual balance between your shoulders and hips.
Look for…
- Shoulder pads.
- Horizontal lines at the shoulder.
- Wide neck openings.
- Set in, puffed, or gathered sleeves: especially those that are placed slightly outside the shoulder bone.
- Horizontal piping or stripes.
- Structured, tailored styles.
- Jackets & Coats
- Boxy Chanel-style jackets.
- Double breasted styles.
- Epaulettes.
- Tops
- Collared shirts.
- Tops with breast pockets.
- Tops with lapels.
- Horizontal lines at the shoulder.
- Boatnecked tops.
- Square necked tops.
- V-Necklines.
- Sweetheart necklines.
- Puffy, gathered sleeves.
- Yokes.
- Wide collars.
- Sailor collars.
- Peaked lapels.
- Wrap tops.
Run from…
- Set-in sleeves that do not extend beyond shoulder bones.
- Jackets & Coats
- Dropped sleeves.
- Deep armholes.
- Raglan sleeves.
- Unstructured styles.
- Tops
- Halter tops.
- Camisoles.
- Raglan, dolman, or kimono sleeves.
- Capped sleeves.
- Gathered necklines.
- Off the shoulder styles.
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